The Village Beacon Record - March 31, 2016

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Volume 31, No. 36

March 31, 2016

By Giselle Barkley

‘Memphis’ rocks the Engeman Theater also: author panel in Port Jeff, Benner’s Farm easter egg Hunt

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Nearly a month after Rocky Point’s Thurber Lumber Co. Inc. closed its doors, developer Mark Baisch of Landmark Properties plans on transforming the property to make room for senior citizens. Baisch said he wants to establish 40 one-bedroom apartments on the former 1.8-acre space near Broadway to help the area’s aging population. Baisch hasn’t finalized rent for these 600 square foot apartments, but said future residents will pay a little more than $1,000 a month. Baisch has been met with some opposition on his plans. “People say he does good work, but to come in and say ‘this is what’s going to work down here, even though you don’t want it,’ is kind of strange,” said Albert Hanson, vice president of the Rocky

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Point Civic Association and chair of the land use committee. Hanson said the civic and members of the community, who found out about the plans in February, haven’t had ample time to brainstorm alternative ideas for the area.

Hanson added that the area doesn’t need additional housing. According to Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), Rocky Point is a high-density area already, and she added that the Thurber property is also a

small area for Baisch’s apartments. The Legislator said she envisions different plans for the property. “I would love to see a community center over there,” said Anker. “[The property is in] the heart of Thurber Lumber continued on page a4

Rocky Point BOE seat is up for grabs By Giselle Barkley

Rocky Point VFW donates new home

Veterans’ family will live in Sound Beach

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After three years, Rocky Point Board of Education President Susan Sullivan will run for re-election. Those who are eligible to apply for the position can do so by April 18. The new term begins on July 1, and ends on June 30, 2019. Board of education candidates, including incumbents, can pick up applications from and submit them to Patricia Jones, Rocky Point’s district clerk. Candidates must be United States citizens, be at least 18 years old, be qualified voters in the district and live in the area continuously for at least one year before the election, according to the New York State School Boards Association requirements. Although Sullivan and other board members declined to comment on her seat prior to the application deadline, board Vice President Scott Reh said Sullivan, who has lived in the district for decades, brings knowledge and

experience to the board. “It’s been wonderful,” Reh said about having Sullivan on the board. “She’s upfront, she’s honest [and] she cares about the community, the students [and] the school district.” Sullivan’s lived in the area since 1985. She worked for the district for 32 years as a teacher and eight years as an assistant principal before she retired as an educator. She first ran for her seat on the board in 2013, against teaching aid Jessica Ward. Once a candidate files their application, he or she must also disclose their campaign expenses in a sworn statement filed with district clerk. Once elected to the seat, new board members undergo mandatory training from the New York State School Boards Association during their first year on the board. The association was founded in 1896 in Utica and serves more than 650 boards of education. School boards are usually composed of community vol-

Susan Sullivan will be running for re-election.

unteers. The boards oversee and manage the public school system in their respective school districts. Board members serve varying terms between three and five years to ensure that all board seats aren’t open at the same time. Boards are tasked with creating school budgets, hiring and maintaining a superintendent and improving the institution to help students advance. Around 25 voters, or two percent of those

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who voted in the previous election, must sign the application. The applications must include the candidate’s name and residence, the vacant seat, name of the incumbent, residences of those who signed the applications and the length of term the candidate seeks. Candidates can submit applications no later than 5 p.m. on April 18. For more information, contact Jones at 631-849-7243.


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